U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alex Schermacher, right, an aircraft commander with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, gives a safety brief to Italian Navy Seamen before boarding an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Pitch Black 24 in the Timor Sea, July 25, 2024. Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the largest in the exercise’s 43-year history and brings together 20 participating nations, more than 140 aircraft from around the world, and over 4000 personnel. Exercise Pitch Black 24 allows MRF-D 24.3’s Aviation Combat Element, VMM-268 (Rein.), to integrate MV-22B Ospreys and air combat capabilities into a combined-joint setting in support of multi-national objectives. Schermacher is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel Rivera)
Date Taken: | 07.25.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.28.2024 21:59 |
Photo ID: | 8555157 |
VIRIN: | 240725-M-TE664-1104 |
Resolution: | 5509x3673 |
Size: | 13.4 MB |
Location: | TIMOR SEA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
Web Views: | 43 |
Downloads: | 1 |
This work, MRF-D 24.3: VMM-268 (Rein.) Marines conduct deck landing qualifications aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour during Exercise Pitch Black 24 [Image 14 of 14], by Cpl Manuel Rivera, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.